Showa era · refined · warm · bold

Burnt Sienna & Lemon Yellow +2

Plate 333 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Burnt Sienna, Lemon Yellow, Cobalt Green, Blue.

Burnt Sienna

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Lemon Yellow

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Cobalt Green

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Blue

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About this combination

Combination 333 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Burnt Sienna, Lemon Yellow, Cobalt Green, Blue, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

This palette is inspired by the tradition of Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, which cataloged combinations drawn from centuries of Japanese cultural life. The specific colors here use traditional shikisai names that have been in the public domain for generations.

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